Freddie de Guingand

Freddie de Guingand (28 February 1900-29 June 1979) was a Major-General of the British Army during World War II.

Biography
Francis Wilfred de Guingand was born on 28 February 1900 in Acton, West London, England, and he enlisted in the British Army in 1919 after he was rejected from the Royal Navy for being color-blind. In 1930, he was promoted to captain while serving in Africa, and he was taken in by his friend Bernard Montgomery as an aide with the rank of Major. De Guingand became the chief of the British 8th Army's operations during the Western Desert Campaign against the German Afrika Korps in North Africa, and he served as his chief of staff. De Guingand was indispensable to Montgomery both in battle and in coordinating operations with the United States, and he represented Montgomery at important meetings. He became sickly, however, and he was away sick on several occasions. In September 1946, he was promoted to Major-General, and he retired from the army in 1947. De Guingand died in Cannes, France in 1979 at the age of 79.